Lucius Vibullius Rufus

Lucius Vibullius Rufus sometimes known as Vibullius Rufus.[1] (Greek: Λούκιος Βιβούλιος Ρούφος) was a Greek Aristocrat that lived in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century in the Roman Empire

Rufus was a Greek of Athenian descent.[2] Although little is known on his origins, Rufus was a member of a very wealthy family who were prominent in Athens.[1] Rufus had an ancestor called Lucius Vibullius Rufus, who served as an officer to triumvir Pompey in the civil war against Julius Caesar during the Roman Republic.[3]

Rufus married an Athenian Aristocrat called Claudia Alcia.[4] Claudia Alcia was the daughter of Aristocrat Hipparchus and sister of Roman Senator Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes.[1][4]

Claudia Alcia bore Rufus two children who were:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Day, An economic history of Athens under Roman domination p. 243
  2. ↑ http://teachingcompany.12.forumer.com/a/33-the-apotheosis-of-athens_post2018.html
  3. ↑ Dando-Collins, Caesar’s Legion: the epic saga of Julius Caesar’s elite tenth legion and the Armies of Rome p.p. 71, 97
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Graindor, Un milliardaire antique p. 29
  5. ↑ http://www.sleepinbuff.com/13history.pdf
  6. ↑ Wilson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece p. 349

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